ISAN Sustainability Toolkit

The Toolkit focuses on practical achievable measures and highlights examples of good practice from case studies covering a range of presentation platforms, generic processes and contexts. It contains good practice guidelines, resource information, a glossary of terms and useful contacts to facilitate the creation of environmentally sustainable outdoor art.

It is designed to help the wider outdoor arts constituency to develop sustainable practice. It is intended to be used by both small and large organisations as a means to support and develop greener and more efficient working practices.

“Street and Outdoor Arts have a long history of activism and discussing sustainability. [...] Our planet’s resources are finite and we all share a responsibility to both discuss these issues artistically and make tangible practical steps to reduce our carbon footprint – this Toolkit aims to assist with the latter.”

Sustaining Great Art and Culture: Environmental Report 2017/18 presents key findings from the Arts Council England Environmental Reporting programme, which reflect financial savings of £16.5 million since the programme began.

This guidance pulls together what to know, ask and do for event organisers when powering their events with biofuels. Written in close collaboration with members of the Powerful Thinking steering group, Vikki Chapman (Festival Republic), Chris
Johnson (Kambe Events, Shambala Festival), Tim Benson (Smart Energy, ZAP Concepts); as well as Leo Bottrill (MapHubs)
and Jonathan Anderson (Ennismore Consultants).

Accelerator is a new strand of work within the pioneer Arts Council England Environmental Programme, recruiting two Cohorts of up to ten organisations to work with Julie’s Bicycle to advance their sustainable practice.